2.3 Haiti Road Network

Haiti Road Network Distance Matrix Travel Time Matrix Road Security Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits Road Class and Surface Conditions

Haiti Road Network

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The road network, initially structured around a national, departmental and municipal meshing, is largely degraded, and for the main part in a state of extreme deterioration, having lost about 30% of its extension during the last 15 years. In the absence of regional development plans and land development plans, as well as as a lack of source data, such as traffic and the road inventories etc, it is difficult to implement a structured road network.

The data on the Haitian road network is little reliable. It is structured around a network of a rough length of 3,400 km, with a classification that dates back more than twenty years. It is based on the notions of primary roads, secondary roads and municipal roads:

The national network (primary), which covers between 650 and 700 km, connects the cities of the country in which the socioeconomic or political importance takes on a priority character. The traffics, widely dependent on conditions of the road, are there very variable and can reach 1,000 to 4,000 vih. /day for the most taken roads.

The departmental network (secondary) with a length of about 1,500 km, connects the urban areas of lesser importance with the national network. The traffics vary generally between 200 and 1,000 vih./day when roads are passable.

The municipal network (tertiary), covers approximately 1,200 km and assures the function of sideboard of the territory of the municipalities. The traffics are generally very low.

Page 1 The road network is characterized by: A small proportion of paved roads, less than 20%, essentially concentrated on the primary network; The rarity, even the total absence for the most part, of river crossings and gullies; The structuralization radial road of the main network (RN1, RN2 and RN3) converging in the capital Port-au-Prince and centers all activities in the country.

Distance Matrix

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (km)

Capital Aquin Cap- Cabaret Fort- Gonaïves Hinche Jacmel Jérémie Kenscoff Lascahobas Léogâne Les Miragoâne Haitien Liberté Cayes

138 255 35 303 155 137 121 293 21 89 33 194 94 Capital

138 393 173 440 293 275 156 155 159 227 105 56 44 Aquin

255 393 220 56 100 311 376 548 276 335 288 449 349 Cap-Haïtien

35 173 220 268 120 172 156 328 56 129 68 229 129 Cabaret

303 440 56 268 148 427 424 593 324 376 336 497 397 Fort-Liberté

155 293 100 120 148 276 276 448 176 170 188 349 249 Gonaïves

137 275 311 172 427 276 258 430 158 48 170 331 231 Hinche

121 156 376 156 424 276 258 311 142 210 88 214 112 Jacmel

293 155 548 328 593 448 430 311 314 382 260 99 199 Jérémie

21 159 276 56 324 176 158 142 314 110 55 215 115 Kenscoff

89 227 335 129 376 170 48 210 382 110 122 283 183 Lascahobas

33 105 288 68 336 188 170 88 260 55 122 161 61 Léogâne

194 56 449 229 497 349 331 214 99 215 283 161 100 Les Cayes

94 44 349 129 397 249 231 112 199 115 183 61 100 Miragoâne

67 205 313 102 361 135 70 188 360 88 33 100 261 151 Mirebalais

136 274 119 101 167 92 364 257 429 157 126 169 430 230 Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite

228 366 173 193 221 73 256 349 521 249 256 261 422 322 Port de Paix

96 234 159 61 207 59 224 217 389 117 176 129 290 190 Saint-Marc

96 234 159 61 207 59 224 217 389 117 176

Travel Time Matrix

Capital Cap-Haitien Gonaives Jacmel Les Cayes

Capital 6 hrs 3 hrs 3.5 hrs 6 hrs

Cap-Haitien 6 hrs 3 hrs 7.5 hrs 12 hrs

Gonaives 3 hrs 3 hrs 6.5 hrs 7 hrs

Jacmel 3.5 hrs 7.5 hrs 6.5 hrs 3.5 hrs

Les Cayes 6 hrs 12 hrs 7 hrs 3.5 hrs

Page 2 Road Security

Road accidents are common due to the poor conditions of the majority of vehicles, overloading, as well as bad driving. In addition, the road network is not equipped with safety measures such as vertical and horizontal signs, lights and/or guardrails.

Security: Bad

Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits

The national regulatory body is the MTPTC, however there are no weighbridge facilities, and axle load is not being checked.

Road Class and Surface Conditions

The national network (primary), which covers between 650 and 700 km, connects the cities of the country in which the socioeconomic or political importance takes on a priority character. The traffics, widely dependent on conditions of the road, are there very variable and can reach 1,000 to 4,000vih /day for the most taken roads.

The departmental network (secondary) with a length of about 1,500 km, connects the urban areas of lesser importance with the national network. The traffics vary generally 200 in 1,000 vih/day when roads are passable.

The municipal network (tertiary), covers approximately 1,200 km and assures the function of sideboard of the territory of the municipalities. The traffics are generally very low.

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Haiti Road Conditions Map

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From CAP-HAITIEN to PORT-AU-PRINCE

From CAP-HAITIEN to PORT-AU-PRINCE 2

From CAP-HAITIEN to PORT-AU-PRINCE 3

From Malpasse to Port au Prince

From Malpasse to Port au Prince 2

From Malpasse to Port au Prince 3

From Malpasse to Port au Prince 4

Haiti Bridge 1

Haiti Bridge 2

Haiti Bridge 3

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